Methadone and suboxone^® mentions on twitter: thematic and sentiment analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

According to the latest medical evidence, Methadone and buprenorphine-naloxone (Suboxone^®) are effective treatments for opioid use disorder (OUD). While the evidence basis for the use of these medications is favorable, less is known about the perceptions of the general public about them.

Objective

This study aimed to use Twitter to assess the public perceptions about methadone and buprenorphine-naloxone, and to compare their discussion contents based on themes/topics, subthemes, and sentiment.

Methods

We conducted a descriptive analysis of a small and automatic analysis of a large volume of microposts ("tweets") that mentioned "methadone" or "suboxone". In the manual analysis, we categorized the tweets into themes and subthemes, as

SUBMITTER: Chenworth M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9177078 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature